DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.7 - - 53.2 - - 57.8 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 220 - - 191 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2045 - - 2747 - - 2830 - - 154 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1394 - - 2506 - - 2511 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2934 - - 3636 - - 3719 - - 1043 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 890 - - 522 - - 780 - - 3325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 231 - - 349 - - 337 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 287 - - 276 - - 289 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 964 - - 1073 - - -100 - - -1912 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1970 - - 2563 - - 3820 - - 2955 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 636 - - 774 - - -6424 - - -6213 ODpotential blCL - - - 2298 - - 2862 - - 10143 - - 7256 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 82 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.7 - - 53.2 - - 57.8 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.4 - - 45.2 - - 44.3 - - 45.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.3 - - 52.0 - - 56.8 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 44.1 - - 43.3 - - 45.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 220 - - 191 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2045 - - 2747 - - 2830 - - 154 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 27 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97466 14 231 31 257 22 272 20 255 97466 90059 16 236 17 250 20 248 23 272 90059 84434 6 235 3 181 18 235 19 275 84434 79795 6 324 3 234 8 273 6 295 79795 75810 1 303 8 261 4 322 5 313 75810 72290 8 022 10 265 9 285 11 328 72290 69089 16 333 4 287 13 270 16 311 69089 66141 16 310 3 344 11 249 17 273 66141 63394 14 289 8 343 10 214 16 232 63394 60695 19 279 19 282 18 240 16 217 60695 57832 25 233 33 235 28 260 21 275 57832 54840 33 188 42 215 42 247 36 248 54840 51968 18 190 35 208 39 233 31 237 51968 49365 37 261 39 247 37 256 46 262 49365 47050 64 251 54 253 55 254 59 258 47050 44969 65 245 55 250 63 252 62 256 44969 43076 56 245 59 251 66 253 68 254 43076 41341 51 253 60 251 69 250 73 252 41341 39743 54 258 63 254 68 246 73 251 39743 38261 60 257 68 253 65 245 77 252 38261 36884 64 255 64 252 66 253 83 254 36884 35569 66 253 62 257 74 260 88 255 35569 34241 64 250 67 257 78 262 92 253 34241 32869 60 252 71 258 78 263 92 252 32869 31451 58 261 69 258 75 263 90 251 31451 29974 58 267 62 256 70 259 85 250 29974 28428 58 271 59 250 69 251 70 240 28428 26810 55 277 56 245 70 250 67 241 26810 25111 49 273 46 244 65 250 63 241 25111 23333 44 263 44 242 62 252 57 242 23333 21480 37 265 46 242 60 261 52 247 21480 19547 31 279 46 246 58 261 49 248 19547 17527 34 272 44 251 57 262 46 246 17527 15465 43 270 46 262 54 257 38 253 15465 13480 45 270 44 265 53 256 36 259 13480 11674 43 276 41 268 50 264 36 259 11674 10070 40 286 39 275 38 268 30 258 10070 8648 36 292 29 285 23 266 20 247 8648 7384 32 295 21 296 14 263 14 241 7384 6263 27 311 17 318 8 284 10 273 6263 5273 26 317 19 332 11 313 11 302 5273 4403 23 308 16*321 13*301 12 307 4403 3640 18*290 11*281 13*292 12 304 3640 2957 18*289 11 277 13 290 11 302 2957 2352 17 288 11 276 12 289 10 299 2352 1847 16 287 11 275 12 289 9 296 1847 1459 16 286 10 274 11 288 8 295 1459 1192 15 286 10 274 11 288 7*292 1192 1029 13 285 9 274 10 287 5*290 1029 936 11 284 8 274 9 287 3 290 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography